Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.

Is tobacco use a serious problem? Smoking is harmful to human health / Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA -- The harmful effects of smoking are exaggerated / Robert A. Levy, interviewed by Stephen Goode - Secondhand smoke is harmful to human health / Mayo Clinic -- The harmful effects of secondhand smoke are exaggerated / Jeffrey Hart -- Tobacco use among teens is a serious problem / Susan Dominus -- Tobacco use among teens is declining / Cancer Weekly -- Smokeless tobacco use is harmful to human health / Robert Preidt -- Smokeless tobacco use is less harmful than smoking / U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company -- What factors contribute to tobacco use? Nicotine addiction is the major cause of tobacco use / Christine H. Rowley -- Nicotine addiction is not the major cause of tobacco use / Dale M. Atrens -- Tobacco advertising encourages teens to smoke / Kathiann M. Kowalski -- Tobacco advertising is not responsible for teen smoking / Robert A. Levy -- Genetics plays a role in tobacco use / Patrick Zickler. How can tobacco use be reduced? The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco products / David A. Kessler -- The Food and Drug Administration should not regulate tobacco products / Michael DeBow -- Increasing cigarette taxes will help reduce tobacco use/ Michelle Leverett et al.

Increasing cigarette taxes on tobacco will not rescue tobacco use / W. Kip Viscusi -- Nicoltine replacement therapy may help some smokers quit / Lisa J. Diefenbach, Patrick O. Smith -- Nicotine replacement therapy is ineffective / Formulary -- Government programs can reduce smoking / National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. Is tobacco use a serious problem worldwide? Tobacco use is a serious problem worldwide / Iraj Abedian -- The problems associated with tobacco use worldwide are exaggerated / FRCES International -- Globalization contributes to harmful tobacco use worldwide / David Werner -- Tobacco advertising is encouraging women throughout the world to smoke / Noy Thrupkaew.